Girl Talk ( men keep out! )

Let's talk serious business here ladies ( pardon to all my male readers~if there's any :D). As you all know that I recently gave birth (dah!) and a lot of things have changed. Emotional, mental and most especially physical. In the physical aspect, weight gain is the only subtext and this includes enlargement of arms, thighs, waist and breast. Yes, the boobsies. When I was pregnant i didn't only grew to the next size but the next cup as well. Now that I finally have given birth and breastfeeding, I wonder if I'm still the same size as I used to be when I was pregnant or moved further to the next size.

I've watched a show before (can't remember if its Oprah or Lifestyle Channel) where the resource person said that your underwear (especially brassiere) can make or break your appearance and wearing the right size of bra can make you look sexier and thinner.

So, in my quest to get back into my old shape again, I stumbled (thru googling of course!) into the site of Playtexbras where they teach you how to measure the right bra size for you. I was surprised to know that I've been buying the wrong size and cup all these years.

If you'd like to know your right bra size, click here.

Phone Tag

my mouse potato days are coming to an end. YouTube has been my new addiction lately especially with AJ's videos that I love to watch over and over again.

Anyway, I saw this video which is so funny and I want to share it with you guys.

*Love the bathtub scene and the Year Book scene. Enjoy!

not so psyched up for work

Less than a week and counting...

Storm storm go away... come again another day.

Someone asked me which I liked better... sunny or rainy days? I like the latter.. the sound of the rain on the roof (i can hear APO hiking society's ..."pumapatak nanaman ang ulan sa bubung ng bahay") the cool breeze of the wind, the steaming coffee at hand while sitting crossed leg staring out the window, cuddling in bed with someone dear or eating arrozcaldo. These are the things I like about rainy days. But no way to storms! I hate the fact that your day at the office hasn't started yet but your already drenched. And worst, if you have to meet a client and no time to get dried up. I hope this storm goes away soon and not ruin my first day high at the office.

Speaking of office, now that the day is getting near... I don't feel like going back but I have too. I guess the 2 months vacation has slowed my momentum in waking up early and facing stress with a big smile on the face. Though I miss the people at work, the work itself is no longer as exciting as it used to be. Especially now that I heard there are some changes in our department, new policies, etc. How I wish I can be a stay home mom and just be with AJ all day and Surf the net, update my blog, answer emails, update my friendster, chat with family and friends. I think I've become a lazy mouse potato mom. I need something to energize me, to get me moving, keep me on my toes and prepped me for work... I need to go shopping!

But mind you, shopping for my (post preggy) size is an ordeal. My hubby and I went to buy some pants at (SM) Surplus and I went to the fitting room 3 times before I got the pants that fits my thighs. Don't dare ask my size.. lets just say, the tag carries 2 digits already and I used to be a size 8. I wanted to buy 6 pants but only 3 of them still has my size. Oh well .. I guess I have to deal with this at the moment until I get to be sexy again.. hehehe! I'll settle for cute, right misty?

You..complete me

I'll be back to work in ten days and I am spending as much time as I can with AJ. When I say spending, its not just during his playtime or bathtime but even when he takes a nap, i hold him as long as my arms can bear his weight. For hours and hours I can stare at his face and smell his milky breath and it brings completeness in me.

Early this afternoon while I was in the process of burping AJ, he fell asleep on my shoulder. His face was facing me and I can smell his sweet milky breath (actually his whole body smells like milk, hehe!). With his eyes close and face so calm, I saw a hint of smile in his lips.. then an all gums smile (so cute!). I giggled at the sight of this. And then he giggled back... I started laughing when he did this. And after a few seconds he laughed again. By this time I was laughing hysterically (with tears all over my face). And while I'm like a crazy person laughing all by myself, AJ is sleeping soundly on my chest. It was the best laugh I had in years. My day is already complete.
I remember that line from the movie Jerry Maguire where he said to Dorothy,

"You... complete me."

Yup, a woman completes a man but for me a child completes a woman. I can now answer with full knowledge that Ms. Universe question, What is the essence of a woman? Haha!

more to lose

Two more weeks and I'm back to the workforce. This is the time that I have been dreading to come. No, not the going back to work (not really!) but the fitting of my pre-pregnancy clothes. I have been planning to do this a few days back but this morning I finally got the courage to actually get my clothes from the closet and tried them on. I inhaled deeply before trying them on, hoping (and praying) that they will fit. As I put on some of my longsleeves, they won't even go past my arms. To my dismay, I didn't continue fitting my tops since it is hopeless and I'll just be more upset. Next, I tried on 12 pairs of pants... and 10 of them won't go past above my knee. But, I have 2 pants that I was able to pull up - up to the waist.. but unfortunately, it wont zip. Whhaahhhh!Oh no, this is not a good sign... This definitely sounds like a shopping emergency. I just hope that there are mid year SALE at the malls this weekend so I can at least buy some decent fitting work clothes and won't drain my credit card limit.

Another thing is that, I hate looking at mirrors. All I see is an overweight mom that needs to get her act together and eat less, go to the gym and exercise. I already lost 19 lbs of my preggy weight but I still have 21 more pounds to loose to get back to my post pregnancy weight. Gosh, just by doing the math, I'm already loosing hope of getting back into shape in time for my friend's wedding in December.

... I can do this... I have to... if I still want to fit into my old clothes. Sigh!